Barika in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Barika in context

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BarikaBatna (Region)Algeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Barika plotted against Batna and Algeria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Barika's incremental SNDi rose from 2.45 to 2.85 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Barika ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Batna and 59th out of 109 in Algeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.85
Rank in Algeria
74th of 109
Rank in Batna
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.27
Rank in Algeria
59th of 109
Rank in Batna
3rd of 3

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BarikaManchengGaranhuns

Barika, Mancheng, and Garanhuns all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Barika and Mancheng both became progressively more disconnected, while Garanhuns fluctuated in connectivity. Barika and Mancheng have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.